View Single Post
Old 12-03-2011, 11:43 PM   #16 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard
Master EcoModder
 
NeilBlanchard's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth
Posts: 7,908

Mica Blue - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
Team Toyota
90 day: 42.48 mpg (US)

Forest - '15 Nissan Leaf S
Team Nissan
90 day: 156.46 mpg (US)

Number 7 - '15 VW e-Golf SEL
TEAM VW AUDI Group
90 day: 155.81 mpg (US)
Thanks: 3,475
Thanked 2,952 Times in 1,845 Posts
No, they were betrayed by bad management. The founders built 8 or 10 working prototypes in one year, and then the 'Team B' built the one so-called S0-1 that failed miserably at the X-Prize -- and that is it. Oddly, it is more likely now that we'll see an Aptera sometime in the future, than before they folded.

The BOD were convinced they had to "go big" rather than build the company incrementally. And they failed utterly.
__________________
Sincerely, Neil

http://neilblanchard.blogspot.com/
  Reply With Quote